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| For a brief discussion of the many minorities who immigrated to Ohio, see the [[Ohio Emigration and Immigration|Ohio Emigration and Immigration]] page. | | For a brief discussion of the many minorities who immigrated to Ohio, see the [[Ohio Emigration and Immigration|Ohio Emigration and Immigration]] page. |
| === African Americans === | | === African Americans === |
| {{Click|Image:AA_ORP.png|African_American_Online_Genealogy_Records}}
| | See [[African American Resources for Ohio]]. |
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| African Americans make up a rich part of [http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=570 Ohio's History]. [http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=1459 The Ohio Constitution of 1803], outlawed slavery, this was in accordance to the [http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=1747 Northwest Ordinance of 1787]. Run away slaves would hide among the friendly Native American tribes, many in a village of [http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=646 Wyandot Indians] in the [http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=816 Upper Sandusky].
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| *Ohio. Auditor of State. ''Special Enumeration of Blacks Immigrating to Ohio, 1861-1863''. (Columbus, Ohio: Ohio Historical Society, 198-.) {{FHL|564229|item|disp=FHL film 1688779.}} Contains indexes by immigrants' names, previous residences, counties in which the lived, and questionable names. It also includes original returns by county.
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| *Turpen, Joan. Register of Black, Mulatto and Poor Person in four Ohio Counties, 1791-1861. (Clinton, Highland, Logan, and Ross Counties) FHL'''977.1 F28r '''
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| *[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ohafram/ Ohio African American Genealogy] has sources to assist you in your search for your ancestors.
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| *[http://www.prairiebluff.com/aacemetery/oh.htm African American Cemeteries] online
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| *[http://sites.google.com/site/janscorner/home/an-act-to-regulate-black-and-mulatto-persons An Act to Regulate Black and Mulatto Persons]
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| *[http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/browse/updatedList.html The African American Experience in Ohio, 1850-1920]
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| === American Indians === | | === American Indians === |